Bluebonnets 2016
I've been wanting to share a few of my favorite photos that we took on a little excursion to my best friend's dad's property a few weeks ago. If you're not from Texas, you probably don't know about Bluebonnet season. I certainly didn't before we moved here, but it's definitely a Texan's rite of passage.
In early spring, these gorgeous flowers begin to bloom in big crops all over the roadsides and open fields. There's a pervasive urban legend that it's illegal to pick them, as they are the state flower of Texas, but I think that was started more to preserve the beautiful fields of them here and there. There aren't many to be found in the public green spaces in our town, so I was excited to be invited along for a little Bluebonnet photo shoot out in the country.
The field was fantastically green, and the sun was so bright and shining. It was just a gorgeous day to take some pictures. Luca was in school, but seeing as how we'd just ordered Spring school pics for him, I thought it was alright to just take Isla by herself.
I think the one about halfway down where she's sticking her tongue out just a little is my favorite! And of course the last one...but there aren't any bluebonnets in it. Oh well, it's still a sweet pic!
Fellow Texans--feel free to share one of your favorite Bluebonnet pics with me in the comments--I'd love to see! Non-Texans--what's your favorite springtime place for outdoor pics? Are there any traditions in your locale? I'd love to hear about them!
In early spring, these gorgeous flowers begin to bloom in big crops all over the roadsides and open fields. There's a pervasive urban legend that it's illegal to pick them, as they are the state flower of Texas, but I think that was started more to preserve the beautiful fields of them here and there. There aren't many to be found in the public green spaces in our town, so I was excited to be invited along for a little Bluebonnet photo shoot out in the country.
The field was fantastically green, and the sun was so bright and shining. It was just a gorgeous day to take some pictures. Luca was in school, but seeing as how we'd just ordered Spring school pics for him, I thought it was alright to just take Isla by herself.
I think the one about halfway down where she's sticking her tongue out just a little is my favorite! And of course the last one...but there aren't any bluebonnets in it. Oh well, it's still a sweet pic!
Fellow Texans--feel free to share one of your favorite Bluebonnet pics with me in the comments--I'd love to see! Non-Texans--what's your favorite springtime place for outdoor pics? Are there any traditions in your locale? I'd love to hear about them!
